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respect for nature

Books about respect for nature for readers of all ages.

Cover of Sato and the elephants

Sato and the elephants

Juanita Havill

Ages 6–10art and creativityconservation

Cover of The legend of the great horse

The legend of the great horse

John Royce

Ages 9–14human-animal bondhistory

Cover of Wolf of the desert

Wolf of the desert

Jill C. Wheeler

Ages 8–12leadershipcourage

Cover of Walk with a wolf

Walk with a wolf

Janni Howker

Ages 4–9naturewildlife

Cover of The Tailypo

The Tailypo

Jean Little

Ages 7–12folkloreconsequences

Cover of Land of the Sun

Land of the Sun

Dave Sargent

Ages 8–12native american culturehistory

Cover of Ladder At The Door

Ladder At The Door

Dave Sargent

Ages 8–12cultural heritageindigenous traditions

Cover of Quiet One

Quiet One

Della Rae Clark

Ages 6–10self-discoveryquiet strength

Cover of Indian Hill

Indian Hill

Clyde Robert Bulla, James J. Spanfeller

Ages 7–11familycultural heritage

Cover of The best nature stories of Paul Annixter

The best nature stories of Paul Annixter

Paul Annixter

Ages 8–14natureanimals

Cover of Moho Wat

Moho Wat

Kenneth Thomasma

Ages 9–14cultural identityfaith

Cover of Fire wagons

Fire wagons

Stig Holmås

Ages 8–12indigenous historycultural heritage

Cover of The Angry Moon

The Angry Moon

William Sleator, Blair Lent

Ages 5–10couragefolklore

Cover of Eyes of Gray Wolf

Eyes of Gray Wolf

Jonathan London

Ages 4–8naturewildlife

Cover of The animals of Doctor Schweitzer

The animals of Doctor Schweitzer

Jean Fritz

Ages 7–11compassionanimals

Cover of Children of the Tlingit

Children of the Tlingit

Frank J. Staub

Ages 6–12indigenous culturefamily traditions

Cover of The Great Kapok Tree

The Great Kapok Tree

Lynne Cherry

Ages 4–10conservationecology

Cover of Amazon diary

Amazon diary

Hudson Talbott, Mark Greenberg

Ages 6–10indigenous culturesnature and environment

Cover of The Ice Bear

The Ice Bear

Jackie Morris

Ages 4–9naturewildlife

Cover of Baby Rattlesnake/Viborita De Cascabel

Baby Rattlesnake/Viborita De Cascabel

Te Ata

Ages 4–8curiosityconsequences

Cover of The Wump World

The Wump World

Bill Peet

Ages 4–10environmentalismpollution

Cover of Sri Ramana, friend of animals

Sri Ramana, friend of animals

Ages 4–10compassionanimals

Cover of Never squeeze a lemon shark

Never squeeze a lemon shark

Bonnie Worth

Ages 4–8animal factsmarine life

Cover of The fur traders of the west, or, Adventures among the redskins

The fur traders of the west, or, Adventures among the redskins

Ernest R. Suffling

Ages 10–14adventurecourage